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Friday, September 12, 2008

Coorgi Chicken Pepper Fry & Donate for a Heart

I was very moved by the plight of a 28-year-old mother of two young children, who desperately needs money for a heart surgery that will save her life. Her parents have used up all their resources in her treatments. Details on how you can help can be found here. Hope you can chip in!

The first time I ate chicken was at a restaurant when I was about 10 or so. Did not take too well to it then. Over time though, I've grown to love it in almost all forms. I hardly ever cook chicken at home though. I remember trying to cook it for the first time when I was newly married. I wanted to surprise N (who eats basically anything that moves!) & bought boneless chicken from my grocery store. I could not bring myself to touch the raw meat & ended up wearing plastic gloves in order to cut & cook the chicken! :) Nowadays, I buy roasted or grilled chicken from the store that's good to go! Usually add in sandwiches or salads for a burst of protein & flavor.

When Srilekha announced that chicken was her September Theme of the Month, I got cookin' again! I used the store-bought grilled chicken to prepare Coorg style Chicken Pepper Fry adapted from here. Thanks, Srilekha for choosing chicken as the theme & prodding me to prepare this delicious fry :)

Thanks again to Srilekha & Anitha for the Wylde Woman Award. The purpose of the award is to send love and acknowledgment to women who brighten your day, teach you new things and live their lives fully with generosity and joy. I am honored! I would like to pass this award to some really amazing folks -

Hey Vaans,Yumm looking fry,took me back to jaya ganapathys wedding in mercara,coorgi food and dancing:0) also reminded me of the times when Beena ,u and i have gone frm pillar to pole looking for biriyani..will definitely try the dish .PS.how have u been?

Suhas- yeah, my first non-veg dish, egg curry not counting. Like I said, I don't cook non-veg that much though I eat often. Thanks for the nie comment on the pic :)

Sunila - Heeyyy, nice to see you here. I missed Jaya's wedding coz I'd left YP by then. Looks like I missed some good coorgi wedding fun :) Oh, I remember quite of then the foodie jaunts we ventured almost everyday on - the new Andhra restaurant for chicken biryani & meals, and the Kashmiri restaurant for choosa kabab & some kehwa. Good ol' days. Me doing well. Will email you soon (I have a one-line email drfat fpor you that's been in draft for weeks now!)